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The Association between School District-Based Policies Related to Concussions and Concussions Among High School Students

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  • Alternative Title:
    J Sch Health
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  • Description:
    BACKGROUND:

    Little is known about the effectiveness of school district concussion policies on reducing the concussion prevalence among students.

    METHODS:

    Data from the 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study and 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 10 school districts were linked. The outcome variable was having a sports- or physical activity-related concussion during the 12 months before of the survey. Exposure variables were two district policies, including district-funded professional development and prioritizing return to the classroom before returning to athletics. Logistic regression models estimated the odds of a concussion among students in districts with one, both, or neither policy (referent).

    RESULTS:

    In districts with district-funded professional development, the odds of students self-reporting ≥ 2 sports- or physical activity-related concussions were 1.4 times higher than in districts with neither policy. In districts with a policy prioritizing a return to the classroom before returning to athletics, the odds of students self-reporting ≥ 2 concussions were significantly lower (OR=0.6) than in districts with neither policy.

    CONCLUSION:

    School district concussion policies may have positive effects by identifying and reducing multiple concussions among students.

    IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL HEALTH:

    Expansion of involvement of athletic trainers, education opportunities, and concussion management teams may improve policy uptake.

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  • Source:
    J Sch Health. 92(2):140-147
  • Pubmed ID:
    34806180
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC8792342
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
  • Volume:
    92
  • Issue:
    2
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    urn:sha256:573db3c6535a1621540d2e73a7f503f3b754b8780efe343c06f964b913ce4907
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